screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
state secrets; secrets of the state
without permission; without notice
to catch the eye; to attract attention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
how long; how far; how much
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
superiority complex; sense of superiority
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)